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Morning Notes 12/10/2013 09:05am • Arlington Photos Highlighted as Example of Why Microsoft CEO is Retiring — Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, announced in August that he will be stepping down within a year and two photos taken at the Pentagon City mall are being touted as an example of why. The first photo shows an empty Google voice search, hands free 12/10/2013 07:54am • Data Doctors Annapolis mall hosts Google's Winter Wonderlab Pop-Up 12/05/2013 09:51am • WASHINGTON -- Anxious for the next round of holidays? Head to Annapolis, Md., for Google's Winter Wonderlab Pop-Up shop. Westfield Annapolis mall is one of just six locations nationwide to host the pop-up, which features sample products and gift ideas from the Internet giant. Watch the video Google Now works to pull all your smartphone stuff together 12/03/2013 11:08am • Data Doctors Bike Lane, Sidewalk In The Works For Goldsboro Road 11/29/2013 11:00am • Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation is planning a bike lane and sidewalk project for Goldsboro Road after a request from a local neighborhood group. The Tulip Hill Citizens Association wants better pedestrian access along the road. Goldsboro now has one continuous sidewalk along Where to find photos, facts about Comet ISON 11/27/2013 05:27pm • WASHINGTON - Comet ISON is racing towards the sun for a Thanksgiving Day rendezvous that will be at its closest point - 730,000 miles - at approximately 1:37 p.m. What becomes of the comet will not be known until something actually happens. Comet ISON has been quite an enigma since it was discov Hair-brained idea? Sony applies for SmartWig patent 11/27/2013 11:46am • WASHINGTON - Google Glass, maybe. Smartwatches, could be. Sony's foray into wearable computers seems a little harebrained, or in this case, hair-brained. Yes, Sony wants to develop a SmartWig. In a patent application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Sony envisions hiding sensors, proces My Two Cents: Is Innovation Just A Word? 11/27/2013 11:30am • My Two Cents is a weekly opinion column from Bethesda resident Joseph Hawkins. The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of BethesdaNow.com. Recently, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Joshua Starr gave a spe New Google ad becomes global tearjerker (Video) 11/21/2013 10:48am • WASHINGTON - A new Google ad reuniting two elderly Indian friends can be viewed with or without subtitles and should come with a tearjerker alert. The 3-minute, 32-second video is beautifully shot with a feel of a foreign film with no English spoken. But it tells a compelling story of the powe Small Fire at Portofino Restaurant 11/21/2013 10:30am • Update at 12:00 p.m. — Portofino has informed ARLnow.com that an inspector gave the all clear, and the restaurant has opened for business. Firefighters spent part of the morning dealing with a small fire at Portofino restaurant (526 23rd Street S.) in Crystal City. According to Arlington Coun Roku, Chromecast, Apple TV vie for streaming-video crown 11/20/2013 02:02pm • WASHINGTON - Who needs cable TV anymore? The arrival of streaming-video devices is prompting some long-time cable customers to cancel their subscriptions in favor of the digital media players that stream video and audio on home television systems, often for free. "At $35 with easy installation Google settles $17 million deal over tracking of consumers 11/18/2013 12:12pm • WASHINGTON - Google has agreed to a $17 million settlement with Maryland, Virginia, D.C. and 34 other states, and has agreed to change some of its privacy practices. Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler made the announcement, saying it comes as the result of a multi-state investigation into Go Google opens showroom to show off gadgets in Annapolis 11/18/2013 07:48am • WASHINGTON - Google is trying to take a bigger bite out of Apple and Microsoft's holiday sales in retail stores by opening gadget showrooms in six locations, including in the Washington, D.C area. Called Winter Wonderlabs, the stores will feature gadgets including Chromebook computers, Nexus 7 The future of mobile technology to focus on DC area 11/15/2013 12:35pm • WASHINGTON - As quickly as the technology world has changed, the pace is expected to speed up as mobile applications and hardware become more prevalent. Many of the tech world's big players are coming to a summit next month in Tysons Corner. MoDevEast, December 12-14 at the Gannett Conference Improvements Coming to Intersection of Lee Hwy and Glebe Road 11/14/2013 11:30am • Construction is on the way to the intersection of Lee Highway and N. Glebe Road. The Arlington County Board is expected to approve easement acquisitions to the northwest and southwest corners of the intersection at its meeting Saturday, which will allow the county to widen sidewalks and install bus